"The mayor of the noisy city of La Paz institutes new laws forbidding all singing, but a brave little rooster decides he must sing, despite the progressively severe punishments he receives for continuing to crow. The silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster's bravery, ousts the tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state"--

Early in the morning, a bird begins to sing at #1 Fish Street, waking the man next door and his dog, and before long, as one noise leads to another, everyone on the street is awake.

The old woman who lives in a boot uses a magic potion to quiet the noisy children who live in a shoe.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.

A little boy tries hard to be quiet while his little brother takes a nap.

Little Hedgehog's friends, Fox and Badger, believe he is the one making noise during the night, but Little Hedgehog insists he wasn't outside, leaving them all puzzled as to who it could have been.

A party? Oh no! Parties are full of tias with their flashy fashions and bloom-and-bellow laughter. It's far too much for Martina! At least with all that noise, no one notices when she slips away. She finds herself in a magical place: a warm, familiar island where she can finally play in peace and quiet. Martina is home at last--or is she? Lively and magical, this is a fresh retelling of the beloved Caribbean folktale "La Cucaracha Martina."